the wide spread damage striking a crippling blow to the state's economy. >> everything is destroyed. all of the pier, nothing is left of it. all the rides are torn down. >> reporter: governor christie says the damage is minor compared to the things that are irreplaceable. >> if you look to your wife, your left, your husband or wife, your son or daughter, those are things that can't be replaced. >> reporter: some places remain especially critical rite now including hoboken, new jersey which is just across the hudson river from manhattan. thousands remain stranded there because of flood waters. the mayor says that city needs more supplies. jennifer davis, fox news. back to you. >> we know it is early and the damage is really massive. is there any progress or any improvements been made to anything going on out there at this point? >> reporter: it is slow-going, i'm not going to lie. there are small signs of improvement. transit is slowly betting back to normal. bus service is limited but it is back up and running. there are actually some subways in new york city that will get opened up